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by petoasis on 20 July 2011 - 08:07
by SitasMom on 22 July 2011 - 13:07
I've not hand such an experience yet....Hope this helps...though you've probably already found this....in this case it seems to have been transmitted throught the mother who was not affected, other littermates also had it but were also not affected.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852590/
Treatment of canine pediatric Neospora caninum myositis following immunohistochemical identification of tachyzoites in muscle biopsies
Jennifer L. Crookshanks, Susan M. Taylor, Deborah M. Haines, and G. Diane Shelton
Class of 2006 (Crookshanks), Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Taylor), and Department of Veterinary Microbiology (Haines), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0709, USA (Shelton)
Address all correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Susan M. Taylor; e-mail: sue.taylor@usask.ca
Abstract
A 7-week-old Irish wolfhound was evaluated for an abnormal hind limb gait. Quadriceps muscle atrophy was pronounced and patellar reflexes were absent bilaterally. Neospora caninum myositis was diagnosed by histopathologic and serologic examination and immunohistochemical staining of muscle. Substantial clinical improvement was noted after 18 weeks of treatment with clindamycin.
A 7-week-old, female, Irish wolfhound was referred to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) for hind limb gait evaluation. An abnormal gait was first observed at 4 wk of age. The puppy had been treated as a “swimmer” by the referring clinic and placed in hobbles for 2 wk. Her condition had neither progressed nor improved. The other 7 puppies in the litter were normal.
Case description
Upon presentation, the puppy was bright, alert, and active, but with abnormal hind limb posture and gait. She stood with hind limbs excessively abducted and rotated outwards, and walked with both stifles flexed. Orthopedic examination was normal and no pain was detected on palpation of muscles, joints, bone, or vertebral column. A neurological evaluation revealed normal conscious proprioception and postural reactions. There was severe bilateral atrophy of the quadriceps
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852590/
Treatment of canine pediatric Neospora caninum myositis following immunohistochemical identification of tachyzoites in muscle biopsies
Jennifer L. Crookshanks, Susan M. Taylor, Deborah M. Haines, and G. Diane Shelton
Class of 2006 (Crookshanks), Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Taylor), and Department of Veterinary Microbiology (Haines), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Comparative Neuromuscular Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0709, USA (Shelton)
Address all correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Susan M. Taylor; e-mail: sue.taylor@usask.ca
Abstract
A 7-week-old Irish wolfhound was evaluated for an abnormal hind limb gait. Quadriceps muscle atrophy was pronounced and patellar reflexes were absent bilaterally. Neospora caninum myositis was diagnosed by histopathologic and serologic examination and immunohistochemical staining of muscle. Substantial clinical improvement was noted after 18 weeks of treatment with clindamycin.
A 7-week-old, female, Irish wolfhound was referred to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) for hind limb gait evaluation. An abnormal gait was first observed at 4 wk of age. The puppy had been treated as a “swimmer” by the referring clinic and placed in hobbles for 2 wk. Her condition had neither progressed nor improved. The other 7 puppies in the litter were normal.
Case description
Upon presentation, the puppy was bright, alert, and active, but with abnormal hind limb posture and gait. She stood with hind limbs excessively abducted and rotated outwards, and walked with both stifles flexed. Orthopedic examination was normal and no pain was detected on palpation of muscles, joints, bone, or vertebral column. A neurological evaluation revealed normal conscious proprioception and postural reactions. There was severe bilateral atrophy of the quadriceps
by SitasMom on 22 July 2011 - 13:07
the case is interesting and worth reading...... puppy went on to a 90% recovery, lived a long life and was pts for a unrelated issue.
by petoasis on 24 July 2011 - 14:07
Thank you!
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